compensatory damages
noun
: money awarded to a victim to make up for an injury, damage, etc.
The patient sued for compensatory damages.
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The jury also awarded WhatsApp $444 million in compensatory damages.
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ArsTechnica, 7 May 2025
Of the total amount awarded, $1.13 million was granted in compensatory damages, with an additional $6 million in punitive damages.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 May 2025
That will likely be a consideration in a massive verdict out of Georgia, where a jury awarded John Barnes approximately $2.1 billion ($65 million in compensatory damages and $2 billion in punitive damages) in a case involving Roundup.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
Her parents also asked for compensatory damages that are not available under the IDEA — but are available under the other the other two disability-rights laws.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 7 May 2025
Of the total amount awarded, $1.13 million was granted in compensatory damages, with an additional $6 million in punitive damages.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 May 2025
That will likely be a consideration in a massive verdict out of Georgia, where a jury awarded John Barnes approximately $2.1 billion ($65 million in compensatory damages and $2 billion in punitive damages) in a case involving Roundup.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
Her parents also asked for compensatory damages that are not available under the IDEA — but are available under the other the other two disability-rights laws.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for compensatory damages
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“Compensatory damages.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compensatory%20damages. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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